Psychological characteristics and mental health problems in mexican students: A structural analysis

The objective of this study was to propose a structural model that delineates the relationship between different psychological characteristics in relation to mental health problems through a structural equation model. In a non-random, intentional sample of N = 231 students, the specified model demon...

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Published inLiberabit revista de psicología Vol. 22; no. 2; pp. 239 - 248
Main Authors Juárez-García, Arturo, Neri-Uribe, Javier
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Spanish
Published Universidad de San Martín de Porres 30.12.2016
Subjects
anger
mental health
perceived control
Personality
self-denial
self-efficacy
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Summary:The objective of this study was to propose a structural model that delineates the relationship between different psychological characteristics in relation to mental health problems through a structural equation model. In a non-random, intentional sample of N = 231 students, the specified model demonstrates that anger-trait, self-denial and internal locus of control variables have effects on mental health problems through mediators such as anger-in, lack of assertiveness, and self-efficacy, and that they keep the expected theoretical relationships (X2 = 50.24, gl = 35 and p = 0.04; razón X2/gl = 1.44, CFI = .98, NFI = .93, IFI = .98, RMSEA = .04) These findings are discussed in terms of their contribution to understanding the mechanisms of the complex relationship among psychological characteristics, personality and health
ISSN:1729-4827
2223-7666
DOI:10.24265/liberabit.2016.v22n2.11